1968 United States presidential election in Connecticut

1968 United States presidential election in Connecticut
Humphrey 40-50% 50-60%	Nixon 40-50% 50-60%
President before election; Lyndon B. Johnson; Democratic	Elected President ; Richard Nixon; Republican

The 1968 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Connecticut voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota, over the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon of New York and American Independent candidate, Southern populist Governor George Wallace of Alabama. Humphrey's running mate was Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine, while Nixon ran with Governor Spiro Agnew of Maryland and Wallace's running mate was Curtis LeMay of California.

Humphrey carried Connecticut by a fair margin of 5.16%. This would be the last election until 1992 in which Connecticut voted for a Democrat, though it has not voted against them since that election.

As of 2020, this was the most recent presidential election in which the Democratic nominee carried the towns of Prospect and Watertown.

Results[]

1968 United States presidential election in Connecticut^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Hubert H. Humphrey	621,561	49.48%	8
	Republican	Richard Nixon	556,721	44.32%	0
	American Independent	George Wallace	76,650	6.10%	0
	Write-ins	Write-ins	1,300	0.10%	0
Totals			1,256,232	100.00%	8

Notes[]

^ Although he was born in California and he served as a U.S. Senator from California, in 1968 Richard Nixon’s official state of residence was New York, because he moved there to practice law after his defeat in the 1962 California gubernatorial election. During his first term as president, Nixon re-established his residency in California. Consequently, most reliable reference books list Nixon's home state as New York in the 1968 election and his home state as California in the 1972 (and 1960) election.

References[]

^ "1968 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2013-02-07.

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[1] Although he was born in California and he served as a U.S. Senator from California, in 1968 Richard Nixon’s official state of residence was New York, because he moved there to practice law after his defeat in the 1962 California gubernatorial election. During his first term as president, Nixon re-established his residency in California. Consequently, most reliable reference books list Nixon's home state as New York in the 1968 election and his home state as California in the 1972 (and 1960) election.

[2] "1968 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2013-02-07.

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1968 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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